EXAM: Florida Civics Literacy Exam|73 Questions with
Solutions
Brown v. Board of Education Correct Answer-1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all
public schools desegregated.
McCullouch v Maryland Correct Answer-the Supreme Court ruled that national law is
superior to state law. Could not tax the U.S. bank at the state level
Gibbons v. Ogden Correct Answer-Commerce clause case (1824). Decision greatly enlarged
Congress' interstate commerce clause power by broadly defining the meaning of "commerce"
to include virtually all types of economic activity. Pair with Lopez & Morrison cases (limiting
commerce power).
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Correct Answer-U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that
the First Amendment does not protect all types of student speech in school
Gideon v. Wainwright Correct Answer-a landmark case in United States Supreme Court
history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required
under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for
defendants unable to afford their own attorneys.
, EXAM: Florida Civics Literacy Exam|73 Questions with
Solutions
RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY
Marbury v. Madison (1803) Correct Answer-Established judicial review; "midnight judges;"
John Marshall; power of the Supreme Court.
Plessy v. Ferguson Correct Answer-a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Schenck v. United States Correct Answer-A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a
socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during World War I. Justice Holmes
declared that government can limit speech if the speech provokes a "clear and present
danger" of substantive evils.
United States v. Nixon Correct Answer-The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court
unanimously held that the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the Constitution but
could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions
, EXAM: Florida Civics Literacy Exam|73 Questions with
Solutions
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) Correct Answer-Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects
an individual's right to possess a firearm for lawful, private use (Roberts Court)
Roe v. Wade Correct Answer-The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on
all abortions was unconstitutional.
The decision forbade state control over abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy,
permitted states to limit abortions to protect the mother's health in the second trimester, and
permitted states to protect the fetus during the third trimester.
Northwest Ordinance (pre-Constitution) Correct Answer-
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) Correct Answer-Contains four parts:
1) Raised the residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 years.
2) Alien Act - Gave the President the power in peacetime to order any alien out of the
country.
3) Alien Enemies Act - permitted the President in wartime to jail aliens when he wanted to.
(No arrests made under the Alien Act or the Alien Enemies Act.)
Solutions
Brown v. Board of Education Correct Answer-1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all
public schools desegregated.
McCullouch v Maryland Correct Answer-the Supreme Court ruled that national law is
superior to state law. Could not tax the U.S. bank at the state level
Gibbons v. Ogden Correct Answer-Commerce clause case (1824). Decision greatly enlarged
Congress' interstate commerce clause power by broadly defining the meaning of "commerce"
to include virtually all types of economic activity. Pair with Lopez & Morrison cases (limiting
commerce power).
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Correct Answer-U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that
the First Amendment does not protect all types of student speech in school
Gideon v. Wainwright Correct Answer-a landmark case in United States Supreme Court
history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required
under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for
defendants unable to afford their own attorneys.
, EXAM: Florida Civics Literacy Exam|73 Questions with
Solutions
RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY
Marbury v. Madison (1803) Correct Answer-Established judicial review; "midnight judges;"
John Marshall; power of the Supreme Court.
Plessy v. Ferguson Correct Answer-a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Schenck v. United States Correct Answer-A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a
socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during World War I. Justice Holmes
declared that government can limit speech if the speech provokes a "clear and present
danger" of substantive evils.
United States v. Nixon Correct Answer-The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court
unanimously held that the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the Constitution but
could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions
, EXAM: Florida Civics Literacy Exam|73 Questions with
Solutions
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) Correct Answer-Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects
an individual's right to possess a firearm for lawful, private use (Roberts Court)
Roe v. Wade Correct Answer-The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on
all abortions was unconstitutional.
The decision forbade state control over abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy,
permitted states to limit abortions to protect the mother's health in the second trimester, and
permitted states to protect the fetus during the third trimester.
Northwest Ordinance (pre-Constitution) Correct Answer-
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) Correct Answer-Contains four parts:
1) Raised the residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 years.
2) Alien Act - Gave the President the power in peacetime to order any alien out of the
country.
3) Alien Enemies Act - permitted the President in wartime to jail aliens when he wanted to.
(No arrests made under the Alien Act or the Alien Enemies Act.)
